AP4119 Rail Tag Programmer User Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Programmer Basics ............................1–7
Factory Supplied and Optional Equipment ..................................1–7
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage ................................1–8
Connecting to a Host Device..............................................1–9
AP4119 Host Software...................................................1–11
Chapter 2 Configuring the Programmer ................. 2–13
Permissions .......................................................... 2–13
PT5780 Permissions Tag ............................................... 2–13
AAR Tag Programming ................................................. 2–16
Generic/Non-AAR Tag Programming ......................................2–17
Chapter 3 Operating the Programmer ................... 3–18
Before You Program Tags............................................... 3–18
Indicator Lights ....................................................... 3–19
Sign-On .............................................................. 3–19
Command Execution Protocol........................................... 3–19
Serial Command Set ...................................................3–20
Programming a Tag....................................................3–25
Verifying Tag Data .....................................................3–26
Security Characters....................................................3–26
Regulatory Region .....................................................3–27
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ............................ 4–31
Appendix A Tag Programmer Specifications..............A–32
Appendix B RS–232 Connector Pin-outs.................B–33
Appendix C 6-Bit ASCII Format.........................C–34
Appendix D 4-Bit ASCII Hex Codes .....................D–35
Appendix E Programmer Response Codes ...............E–36
Appendix F Security Characters ........................F–38
Appendix G Commands ...............................G–39